Harley Benton JB-75MN LH NA Vintage Series

Top notch for the money

This is my third HB guitar and first bass, just to qualify my comments, I own numerous guitars ranging from HB to a Duesenberg Paloma at 10 times the price of the HB guitars.

The ethos behind the HB brand of guitars ( in my understanding ) is to provide well made instruments at very affordable prices, all my HB guitars have met and more importantly exceeded this, maybe I have just been lucky in the ones I have received, but this is all I can give my opinion on.

Sure they are not perfect in every way which is usually the case with far more expensive guitars as well, but being so pocket friendly any minor things like setup and sharp fret ends can be forgiven and easily rectified.

The controls work better than expected, they are budget small sized pots but the wiring is extremely good and all the pots are smooth and noise free, a good range of tone can be dialed in by blending the Bridge and Neck pickups for a desired tone, i.e. for a bright slapping tone have the Bridge full on and the Neck full off and for a smooth jazz sound do the reverse and roll off some tone with the tone control, or go any where in between, the range is very good if you have set a good tone on your amp to start with, personally, I’d start with the amp tone controls at their mid points and the the Bass Bridge full on Neck full off and tone full up, then adjust the tone controls on the amp until you have the brightest sound with depth or weight that you are likely to want to hear, from then on you should be able to dial back the highs using the guitar controls alone, without having to keep going back to your amp

Tone is a rabbit hole that we can all get lost in and is very personal, so just enjoy the process of finding the tone that pleases you.

Blown away,

I’ve been playing guitar for over 35 years. Decided to get a bass. I’m left handed, so choices limited. This thing is amazing. Showed a friend who worked in music store for 20 years, he said the wood was worth more then I paid. No set up needed, ready to play out of box. Sounds So sweet. Love.

Harley Benton JB-75MN LH Review

Great product, even thought it is on the heavy side, its tone and versatility gets the job done for all genres

Great bass for the money

Very well built bass. Good tone and versatility. You really can't expect better than this for the price. Bought for my 14 year old son to try a bit of bass sh he plays 6 string generally. He reckons this plays absolutely fine straight out the box.

Amazing product

I have been using this bass for a while now and what can i say that hasn't been said yet?

This is my first bass and it is a great first instrument to learn how to play. Awesome finish, great sound and quality build.

The only cons that i can think of is 1. The weight can be heavy at times. My leg fell asleep a couple of times however this was when i was already using it for a while without a break, 2. I have had a couple of times when i had a buzzing sound coming from the bass when i didn't even touch it, but leaves just as a mute the strings.

If you are looking for a good LH Jazz bass, look no further.

Harley Benton Bass

An excellent bass guitar. Sounds great. Well made and comfortable to play. Very happy with it.

Not great, not terrible

For the money it sounds and looks well enough. However, some serious QC issues arise - the frets stick out to the sides, so sliding is actually painful, the teeth on the tuning pegs wear out VERY quickly. It's a fairly hefty chunk of guitar so invest in a thick strap

Amazing!

Having been playing various basses over the years and most recently a Squire Precision which I've used for recording, I wasnt expecting a huge amount from the JB-75MN based on the price point.

However....not only does it look incredibly cool and very much like the 70's Disco originals, but the playability out of the box is outstanding.

Beautiful sound, perfect action and so easy to play all kinds of style from Jazz, Slap and rock.....This is easily the favourite Bass I have ever owned....or played! :)

Perfect for beginners

As a lefthanded musician I don't have a lot of options.

I cannot find any cons for this bass.

Quality excellent.

Sound excellent.

I you want to start playing bass then this is for you!

Great value for money

Excellent value for the money! Quality in the details and woodwork. Great instrument to start playing bass with. Couple of cons: bit sharp edges and it is not the lightest bass.